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Why the words we use in physics obscure the true nature of reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks how to see things more clearly

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A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0100

A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat

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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

An outlandish experiment searching for a brain network that tunes up and down the feeling of immersion is hoping to unlock the therapeutic effects of psychedelics

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Claudia de Rham: In search of the true nature of gravity

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:00:14 +0000

Claudia de Rham has spent much of her life dedicated to unravelling the true nature of gravity, thinking deeply about gravitons, the hypothetical carrier of this enigmatic force

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The physicist searching for quantum gravity in gravitational rainbows

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Claudia de Rham thinks that gravitons, hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, have mass. If she’s right, we can expect to see “rainbows” in ripples in space-time

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A new kind of experiment at the LHC could unravel quantum reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100

The Large Hadron Collider is testing entanglement in a whole new energy range, probing the meaning of quantum theory – and the possibility that an even stranger reality lies beneath

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Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2024 21:58:32 +0100

A contentious meeting of physicists highlighted concerns, failures and possible fixes for a crisis in condensed matter physics

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How indefinite causality could lead us to a theory of quantum gravity

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2024 18:00:00 +0100

Experiments show that effect doesn’t always follow cause in the weird world of subatomic particles, offering fresh clues about the quantum origins of space-time

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Quantum to cosmos: Why scale is vital to our understanding of reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100

From the vastness of the universe to the infinitesimal particles that comprise it, extremes of scale defy comprehension – and present a problem for physicists seeking a unified theory of everything

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Can we solve quantum theory’s biggest problem by redefining reality?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100

With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations

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Our reality seems to be compatible with a quantum multiverse

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:00:47 +0100

Even though the strange behaviour we observe in the quantum realm isn’t part of our daily lives, simulations suggest it is likely our reality could be one of the many worlds in a quantum multiverse

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Why the words we use in physics obscure the true nature of reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks how to see things more clearly

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This test could reveal whether gravity is subject to quantum weirdness

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:00:55 +0100

If gravity is a truly quantum entity, something as simple as measuring the strength of an object’s gravitational field should change its quantum state

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There's a gravity 'hole' in the Indian Ocean and now we may know why

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Sat, 24 Jun 2023 10:00:24 +0100

Earth appears to have less mass beneath a certain part of the Indian Ocean compared with the rest of the planet. Plumes of magma at the location could explain why

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Watch Philippines typhoon disaster film winner of Earth Photo 24 award

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:52 +0100

A documentary film about three young survivors of super-typhoon Odette, a tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in 2021, wins the New Scientist Editors Award at Earth Photo 2024

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Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:21:30 +0000

The infinite monkey theorem states that illiterate primates could write great literature with enough time, but the amount of time needed is much longer than the lifespan of the universe

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The science of exercise: Which activity burns the most calories?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Running, swimming, HIIT or walking – what is the best way to work out? The answer is complicated, and depends on the person, finds Grace Wade

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The COP16 biodiversity summit was a big flop for protecting nature

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:15:10 +0000

Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem biodiversity loss

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Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000

Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes

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Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:49 +0000

Most assessments of global warming use 1850-1900 as a baseline, but researchers have now established a new pre-industrial reference by using Antarctic ice cores to estimate the average temperature before 1700

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Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:01:56 +0100

In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another

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Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity's epic journey to Australia

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:01:07 +0100

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option

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A gripping account of morality shows how we work out right from wrong

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100

Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong

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Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:00:32 +0100

Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them – and an experiment involving a 9-metre-tall platform may explain why

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Types of Abdominal Fat, What They Are, and How to Lose Them

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Types of Abdominal Fat, What They Are, and How to Lose Them
Category: Health and Living
Created: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM

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